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Operations with the workflow flowchart

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The flowchart allows you to see at which point of the flow the execution of a workflow is found, and if necessary, some changes can be made. When accessing the flowchart of a workflow in progress, for example, the executors of the activities that have not yet been executed can be changed along with the deadline of the activity that is enabled for execution. To change the flow of a workflow by adding or deleting activities, gateways, or subprocesses, the workflow must be blocked for editing. See the operations that can be performed in each section:

 

The operations described in this section can only be performed by users defined as process managers or instance managers.  The flowchart will be displayed ONLY for viewing, when:

The logged user is NOT the instance/process manager or does NOT have the "Edit" control enabled in the security list of the workflow.

The workflow status is "Postponed", "Canceled" or "Closed".

 

In the list of records in the Management Workflow menu, select the workflow in progress whose execution information will be changed.

 

The workflows that are with the "In progress" status can be identified in the list of records by the icon.

 

After that, click on the button. At this point, the system opens the flowchart edition screen:

 

 

The icons of the actions performed on the executed or canceled activities are displayed in the flowchart, enabling to visually identify the action that was taken in each activity.

If the party responsible for executing an activity is a group (department, position, or functional role), when selecting it in the flowchart, the Summary panel will display to the party responsible for the execution and clicking on the executor will display the list of users who are members of the group, that is, the possible executors of the activity.

 

When you select an activity or decision in the flowchart, some buttons will be displayed in the Actions department in the buttons panel (Ribbon) of the flowchart. The actions available may vary according to the status of the selected activity/decision:

 

Enable item
Redefine activity deadline
Edit activity executor
Edit flowchart (workflow blocked for editing)